Heads up with when you know ONE of opponents cards - best strategy?

jackdaniels · #1 09-28-2006, 12:46 PM

So I am playing in a home game the other night and the dealer flips one of the cards over as he is dealing. The card is a Jack and the player says: "wait, I may want to keep it". He decides he does not want to keep it and the dealer keeps dealing. I then say that even if it was an Ace, then it is too much information to give your opponent about your hand. The guy disagrees and I suggest we play heads up w/100BB and he will always have an Ace of spades in his hand+one other random card. The game is set for next week and I was wondering what the best strategy for this type of situation would be.

If I missed any relevant details, let me know and I will add as available. Of note, this player is very weak but I am also pretty new to NL (having played limit for over 5 years now, NL for a month or so).

kitaristi0 · #2 09-28-2006, 12:50 PM

Sounds interesting. Cardwise he's obviously got a HUGE advantage over you but obviously knowing one of his cards is big.

If I had to choose I'd definitely be the guy who can see the others card, not the one who always has the ace.

As for strategy, idk, fold whenever he pairs his ace?

Vincent · #3 09-28-2006, 01:14 PM

Maybe you'd get better responses in Poker Theory or Heads Up. GL.

Vincent · #4 09-28-2006, 01:20 PM

I have no experience playing HU, and I suck at poker, especially NL. But I'd be looking to play a lot of flops. I ran a PStove sim, and he's got a 61.8/38.2 PF equity edge on you. So I wouldn't be looking to play big pots PF, unless you have a pair. I'd be raising with all my pairs, then betting when I have him beat on the flop.

meleader2 · #5 09-28-2006, 01:22 PM

well you always know he has an ace so u can always raise preflop with AT+ hands. fold to a reraise pre.

you can raise with 66+ pre
at some point u can probably do SNG style pushing if he is getting out of line, AJ+, 99+, almost all of your pairs if u limp in will be good. stay away from drawing hands

Vincent · #6 09-28-2006, 01:30 PM

One thing to note is that your opponent is going to have AA about once every 20 hands. And he's have either AA, AK, or AQ 20% of the time.

Edited to correct: Chances of AA is 3/51 or once every 17 hands.

Casper05 · #7 09-28-2006, 01:38 PM

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One thing to note is that your opponent is going to have AA about once every 20 hands. And he's have either AA, AK, or AQ 20% of the time.

[/ QUOTE ]Exactly. OP is going to lose. bad.

jii · #8 09-28-2006, 01:42 PM

The edge pretty much depends on stack sizes. The deeper you go, more edge you have. With 50BB stacks he can push A2s and A4o from SB. With 100BB stacks he can push ATo and A9s. And these are based on Sklansky-Chubukov hand rankings, so he can flip the other card over and push and it's still a winning play. Since you don't know his other card, you can't play optimally, looks bad for you. (What to hell happened to Karlson-Sklansky hand rankings?)

He also has AA more than 5% of time, he's gonna destroy you!!

bobman0330 · #9 09-28-2006, 01:48 PM

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So I am playing in a home game the other night and the dealer flips one of the cards over as he is dealing. The card is a Jack and the player says: "wait, I may want to keep it". He decides he does not want to keep it and the dealer keeps dealing.

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WTF? You can't opt to keep exposed cards.

Vincent · #10 09-28-2006, 01:49 PM

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So I am playing in a home game the other night and the dealer flips one of the cards over as he is dealing. The card is a Jack and the player says: "wait, I may want to keep it". He decides he does not want to keep it and the dealer keeps dealing.

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WTF? You can't opt to keep exposed cards.

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I generally let the fish do whatever they want.